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Closing a gap in road laws that currently exclude the requirement for passengers - particularly children - to wear a motorcycle helmet are now being addressed in Cambodia thanks to the leadership of the Global Road Safety Partnership and the support they have provided to the Cambodia Red Cross.

In April, the National Road Safety Committee nominated several individuals including GRSP Cambodia Programme Manager, Mr. Sovann Kong, and Road Safety Manager of the Cambodia Red Cross, Mr. Sophal Khem, to establish a Techincal Working Group.

It happens every day: Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers saving the lives of people who fall victim to road crashes. Khin Khin Shein, who heads the First Aid and Safety Services Division for the Myanmar Red Cross Society tells of a recent first-hand experience when a delegation from Japan visited a rural Myanmar township on an evaluation mission. 

“We came across a lady woman lying on the road,” Shein said. “She had been left there for nearly 45 minutes and nobody was taking care of her because no body knew first aid. When we arrived, we were able to provide proper first aid.”

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